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Asthma vs. PM2.5: A Bridge Between Health and Environmental Surveillance.
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Southwest states are prone to wildfires, dust storms, and high winds especially during the monsoon season (June- September). Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapor, hydrocarbons, nitrogen, oxides, metals… read more… per 5 µg/m3 increase) and asthma emergency department visits (RR=1.06, 95% CI=(1.05, 1.07) per 5 µg/m3 increase) … New Mexicans, observing increases in emergency department visits for asthma flare-ups in Santa Fe, Espanola, and … successful in reducing the number of emergency department visits for asthmatic/respiratory flare ups. Submitted by …